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Mrs. Ann Taylor
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what would be the cost of strengthening bridges if lorries of the weights permitted in other EEC countries were to be allowed.
Mr. Carmichael
Modern bridges would require no strengthening. The number of older bridges that might need strengthening and the cost of doing so is not known and could be estimated only after a very extensive survey.